The resolution explicitly emphasized the need for diplomatic, not military, solutions to the issue

The United Nations atomic agency’s board on Wednesday approved a resolution brought by world powers that criticizes Iran for continuing to enrich uranium and aims at dissuading Israel from attacking Iran by stressing the need for diplomacy.

The resolution cites the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) complaint that Iran has yet to open up the Parchin military site for inspections. It also expresses “serious concern that Iran continues to defy” UN Security Council resolutions which demand a halt to enrichment.

It was approved by the 35-nation board on Wednesday, with Cuba voting against and Egypt, Ecuador and Tunisia abstaining, all four of them allied members of the Non-Aligned Movement with Iran. Another such member, South Africa, introduced an amendment on a change of wording that reportedly was more lenient on Iran.

Notwithstanding Iran’s expanded enrichment activities, US intelligence has concluded Iran is not weaponizing any part of its nuclear program and has not even made the decision to go for nuclear weapons. Other countries who have violated the spirit of laws regarding nuclear non-proliferation, namely Israel and India, have been spared sanctions and harsh UNSC resolutions because of vetoes from the US.

The resolution “reflects the desire of member states to underscore that diplomacy is paramount and it warns Israel in two separate paragraphs that the diplomatic process should be supported,” Mark Hibbs from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace told AFP.

And so the double-talk continues. Why in the hell must they agree to the IAEA poking their spying noses into Parchin? Only the CIA knows.

JDonald

Why the USA vetos any directives from the IAEA admonishing Israel and India over their nuclear programs and does not allow Iran to perform enrichment under the watch of the IAEA (which they are legally allowed to do), is just another one of their double-standards. The USA, as the strongest empire in the modern world, plays the you can/you can't game according to its will which in this case is at the whim of the Zionists. Why aren't the rebels who represent the majority of Bahrainians supported in their mission to depose their government when those in Libya and Syria are provided direct assistance. When will American interantional policy become even handed?

Johnny_Warbucks

More finger pointing, more tailwagging, more bullsh*t.

peter vojta

Israel is only place, that should be under internacional sanction, ecause it violates almost all most importent laws and norms. If World fails to press Israel into corection, than World should move and dismantel this "temporary province of Palestine" …it really became most embarising and tragig mistake for Internacinal community.
Who could expect, that "noble idea" after horrors of WW2 will go so horribly, horribly wrong!!!!
Only Truth Jews were warning whole World, that this blashemy, this "atheistic shortcut to promised land", disobeing WRITTEN!!!! Gods commandments and creating State "ahead of prophecy", will backfire…and they were so right!!!! peter czech